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60 ISE Magazine | www.iise.org/ISEmagazine The institute Inge Marcus granted honorary membership Widow, late husband Hal have offered generous support to Penn State, the profession and IISE In a rare move reflective of the recipi- ent's importance and stature within the profession, the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers bestowed the pres- tigious IISE Honorary Member Award upon Inge Marcus in a recent ceremony at The Pennsylvania State University. Marcus traveled to the campus from her home in Olympia, Washington, accompanied by her grandson Kyle, to take part in a celebration of the life of her late husband Harold "Hal" Marcus. The alumnus, philanthropist and busi- nessman, along with his wife, provided unprecedented support not only to the Department of Industrial and Manu- facturing Engineering that bears their name but also to the larger College of Engineering and Penn State commu- nity. "Inge is very much an industrial en- gineer – always looking to improve and optimize in her everyday life and in how she invests in people and the future," said Janis Terpenny, Penn State's Peter and Angela Dal Pezzo chair and head of the Harold & Inge Marcus Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engi- neering. Don Greene, chief executive officer of IISE, expressed the institute's grati- tude. "Inge Marcus and her late husband, Harold, have always shown great dedi- cation to and support for the industrial and systems engineering profession. Their philanthropic efforts have ben- efitted many industrial and systems en- gineering students, universities and IISE itself. IISE is pleased to recognize Mrs. Marcus' accomplishments by granting her honorary member status, something we've only done 29 times in our history. We wish to thank Mrs. Marcus for all that she has done for our profession," Greene said. Except for the Frank and Lillian Gil- breth Industrial Engineering Award, the IISE Honorary Member Award is the highest honor IISE can grant an in- dividual of acknowledged professional eminence who is not a member of IISE. Details about the award can be found at www.iise.org/H orary. Inge Marcus (pictured holding plaque) was presented with an honorary membership to the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) at an Oct. 20 ceremony at The Pennsylvania State University campus to celebrate the life and contributions of Marcus and her late husband Harold "Hal" Marcus. Former IISE presidents Alan Soyster (left), a former head of the Harold & Inge Marcus Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, and Susan Steadman (second from left), also an IME alumna, along with Peter and Angela Dal Pezzo Department Head Janis Terpenny (right), presented Marcus with the plaque on behalf of IISE. Photo by Pam Wertz/Penn State